Hello Everyone,
Fred Whipple's file on Nininger, curated at the Smithsonian, is rather thin. Whipple wrote the Foreward in Nininger's autobiography "Find a Falling Star" and Nininger talks kindly about him in the book. I think it is fair to say they were friends...or at least friendly.
Overall, Whipple's and Nininger's relation seems to me to be a lot like Nininger and any one else that worked at the Smithsonian or like instiution. In other words Nininger woud make requests for opinions and generally bounce ideal's off of Whipple. Whipple, list most people Nininger did such to, seemed to think Nininger was a little out there, I think you could say. But he remained professional with Nininger at all times....from what I have seen so far at least.
The following I which will try to post over the next few days is correspondence and office notes, concerning what I have always seen referred to as "Canyon Diablo Speroids". Which is not exactly what Nininger wanted to name them, as you will see in the first letter.
Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com
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